| Danny brown, e-mail, 28.02.2023 06:51 does anyone know if their are any of frontier dart 600 still flying/
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| Terry thompson, e-mail, 23.02.2023 04:24 Worked on converting 240 to cv600 for tta in 1966
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| Terry thompson, e-mail, 23.02.2023 04:23 Worked on converting 240 to cv600 for tta in 1966
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| Tony P, e-mail, 17.11.2022 21:21 Hi Oliver, just came across your email as I'm researching who still operates Convair 640s, we have a good spare inventory. Please advise.
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| William Diephof, e-mail, 11.10.2022 17:09 I worked for them in the late 70's. I was based in CVG and had DAY and CVG. The plane flew into DAY. I do not have any contacts that used to work for Summit.
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| Robert Stetser, e-mail, 31.08.2020 19:37 Hello Bill,
I happened to see your post today. When were you with Summit? I was there in 1978-79, flying the Skyvan as F/O and then captain. Retired from Continental Airlines a few years ago. Are you in contact with anyone from. Summit days?
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| Jason White, e-mail, 31.08.2020 18:53 Hi Robert. My Dad was a Flight Dispatcher for Pacific Western Airlines, and doubtless would have talked to your Dad many times over the dispatch counter. I had the pleasure of many flights in the jump seat of the Convairs. I still think the 640 is one of the most attractive airliners that ever flew...and that Dart shriek was very memorable!
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| Jim Beattie, e-mail, 25.08.2020 06:57 HI Jason,
It was good hearing from you. It is hard to imagine that 50 years have passed since the crash. I understand that both the pilot and his wife had their ashes scattered at the crash site. I visited the site several years ago,however the site was so overgrown that there was little to see. It was a very exciting event for me that is for sure.
Jim.
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| Jason White, e-mail, 23.08.2020 20:23 Hi Jim,
You wrote this many years ago...but I just stumbled across it now. My Dad was a Flight Dispatcher for Pacific Western Airlines, and knew the pilots of that flight very well. It was a terribly sad event.
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| GL Baird, e-mail, 09.12.2016 12:32 Rich Hall
In 1973 trans Texas airlines didn't exist, it was called Texas International.
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| Mike, e-mail, 24.11.2014 01:00 Fantastic aircraft! I have logged well over a thousand hours in Kitty Hawk air cargo 600 and 640 aircraft prior to transitioning to the Boeing 727.
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| Mike, e-mail, 29.01.2013 23:48 Briefly flew 600 & 640's for Viking International Airlines out of MSP in early 1986. Going from a cessna 310 to the Convair was a blast..
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| Capt. Amin, e-mail, 18.08.2012 16:31 Am looking forward to acquire the Convair 580. Am a Kenyan interested very much to get one and if any of you guys can hook me up to get one, that will be owe some. My e-mail is osabamin@yahoo.com
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| Capt. Amin, e-mail, 18.08.2012 16:24 Am looking forward to buying one. Am I Kenya and I would love to acquire one. If ny of you guys can hook me up, that will be owe some !
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| Capt. Amin, e-mail, 18.08.2012 16:24 Am looking forward to buying one. Am I Kenya and I would love to acquire one. If ny of you guys can hook me up, that will be owe some !
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| candace, e-mail, 16.06.2012 15:18 Hi steven to busy to talk to me now ? Well how about a nice romantic test flight on that aircraft just u and I huh?
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| Raja, e-mail, 27.04.2012 07:01 Looking for a spare RDa10 dart engine for convair 640
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| Jim Beattie, e-mail, 14.03.2012 07:03 I had the misfortune to be on the evening flight from Vancouver to Campbell River, British Columbia on Sept 17,1969.We were on final approach when the plane struck the side of a mountain. All but three walked away.I have been told that if it had been any other plane we would not have been so lucky.I still just love to fly.
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| William diephof, e-mail, 25.10.2011 21:10 I used to work for a small freight carrier by the name of Summit Airlines. They had a fleet of convair 580's. I logged many jump seat hours on that plane . All i remember is that it was a very forgiven aircraft in rough weather.
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| Robert Bourne, e-mail, 14.06.2011 19:06 My father was a Captain for Pacific Western Airlines in the sixties,he flew the Javelin 640 turbo props. He always commented on the ease of flying that aircraft. The new engine upgrade gave it Superior take off speeds for it's day. He always said that the DC-3 were like flying a tank ,but a Convair 640 turbo prop was like flying a Cadillac of the commercial flying world. I would love to hear any stories from any pilots of that era who flew these beautiful aircraft.
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| yuko, e-mail, 25.02.2011 07:43 We have some kind of Dart MK542-4 Rolls-Royce Engines,
engine parts and accessories parts.
Please contact us if you interest.
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| rich hall, e-mail, 01.02.2011 17:59 SMB Stage Lines, Des Moines, IA, bought the entire fleet of CV600's from trans texas airlines around 1973. as i recall there were 28 aircraft, parts, and equipment. many of these aircraft were converted to freighters by hamilton aviation tucson AZ, some were sold. i was involved in the certification test flights after conversion and initial crew training for SMB. completed many training flights and type ratings in the cv600. our trainer was a trans texas passenger configuration airplane (N94253). later SMB an all aircraft were purchased by Kitty Hawk Air Cargo DFW Texas. i left employment with SMB in 1980 and lost contact with the CV600 until 1994 when i went to work for Kitty Hawk as program/training mgr on the CV600/640. i flew many of the same SMB airplanes and also the CV640, which was built on the CV340/440 airframe. yes it was truly a 44000# dog whistle and great airplane of the past.
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| Jason White, e-mail, 14.01.2011 08:41 My Dad was a Flight Dispatcher for Pacific Western Airlines for just over 30 years. As a result, I was fortunate enough to enjoy a number of flights in the jumpseat of their 640s. I will never forget the sound of those Dart engines, and I was always intrigued by the name "Javelin Jet Prop" that was painted on all of PWA's Convairs. The 640 is one of those airplanes that just looks right.
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| Bob Stream, e-mail, 07.12.2010 16:33 Need more on the 580 conversion(Allison Engines).
I flew the 580 for about 22yr. great aircraft. GM had 14 aircraft in it's fleet, Ford operated 4 aircraft,and the company I flew for owned 1. S/N 509
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| EdWoerle, e-mail, 11.08.2010 20:42 The Convairs Frontier had were 600's they acquired when they bought Central Airlines in the mid-60's. Yeah, they WERE screamers! Trans Texas also had 600's.
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| Bill Gorin, e-mail, 13.06.2010 18:05 We have two ex Kitty Hawk Airways CV-640's for sale. Non flyable, one is complete with engines the other is minus engines. Please contact me @ bill.gorin@vintageflyingmuseum.org
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| asdf, e-mail, 01.05.2010 01:05 C&M airways in el paso texas has convairs which you could probably get some parts from them.
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| Oliver enriquez, e-mail, 29.01.2010 03:58 Can any body inform the location of a Convair 600 for salvage, we are looking for some parts, thanks
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| peter upton, e-mail, 25.01.2010 14:17 Can anyone identify which Indonesian Airline c/n 171 CV-600 PK-RCN flew for, and its fate?
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| Paul Gauthier, e-mail, 19.01.2010 23:52 My father was the CV-640 chief pilot with Pacific Western airlines for the entire time the airline used the plane.He loved it and new it inside out.My late brother also flew the 640 with PWA
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| c.titherington, e-mail, 19.12.2009 01:41 As i recall fronter airlines had both the 640 and 580 a/c. the 640s were refered to as 44,000 lb dog whistles,becauseof the rolls engines. The 580s though with allison eng. Had a speed risticton on them because of the center windshield post, go figure.
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| Steven Scott, e-mail, 23.11.2009 18:33 I have eight apu t-wheels that go with the GTP30-141
APU. Anyone out there know who might want to buy them? They are new or in overhauled condition.
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| steve urlings, e-mail, 08.04.2009 04:08 please send me some more info of convair 600/640 conversion
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| jerrefedor, e-mail, 27.12.2008 16:55 Need to extend this further with the 580 conversion (Allison Engines). Allegheny had 40 of them and was involved in part of the interior conversion... 1963 and on
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| roger moore, e-mail, 21.06.2008 23:47 Flew the 640 at Hawaiian Airlines in 1966-1967 and it was a nice ride. Never remember having any trouble with the conversion. Seems it was considerably faster than the 440.
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